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A large funnel cloud could be seen from Mertzon, Texas, on Saturday, April 19, as a tornado warning was in place for the area. Video captured by Dwayne Scales in Mertzon shows a suspected tornado and lightning. “Absolutely incredible,” Scales is heard saying in the video as the funnel gets bigger, making its way north, he said.
The National Weather Service maintained a tornado watch for dozens of Texas counties, valid until Saturday evening. Credit: Dwayne Scales via Storyful Video Transcript Do I turn my brightness up on my phone? Does that matter on video? Right, like your screen brightness, it doesn't do anything. OK, we're good.
Incredible tornado, Chad. Dude, that's close. That's.
That's very close. I know, but I, I, I gotta, I'm trying to, I called the weather service. I'm trying to.
OK. Do you want to take This thing's incredible. Absolutely incredible, guys.
OK. Oh my gosh, man. These Texas states never disappoint.
Never fail. They never fail. Wow You gotta be kidding me, Jack.
Oh my God Look at the dust clouding back. Is it ever gonna cross the road? No, it's going straight, is it? Yeah, I know, dude. I wanted to get right up on it.
I know. Moving due northward. yeah Uh, it's broken out.
Rope it out. It's still radar indicated. Oh my gosh, I called the weather service.
Sure it's still in the shop for you guys. You gotta be joking. That is the that is the coolest thing.
Dude, I can see on the ground right where it is. It's so close. Yeah, look at that dust less than 1 mile west, this has been the craziest.
That is insane. It won't work. It won't work.
Wow. It will not let Yeah. I'll have to move here.
No, you're, you're good. I'm, I'm sorry. Yeah, I got it.
I appreciate you dude. It's incredible chat. And it didn't come like, why was it moving north? Why didn't it just station on the station? Yeah Yeah Oh this dramatic robot.
OK. The suck zone, baby. I got the good luck today.
Show show the shirt. Oh no, go back, go back like it's condensed again. It's all the way on the ground, dude.
It's probably ripping at the surface right now. That's an amazing tornado. Absolutely incredible.
Ain't no way. Look at the, look at the vorto from the top. This thing's middle of nowhere not hurting anybody it's like a tornado.
How all you looking to go sideways. Oh my gosh, I don't know. I've never seen a sidewinder before.
That thing is amazing. Oh man, dude, this is reminding me of that Storm Chasers episode back in '09 when it roped outing County. It's still down.
It's, it's a little drill bit at the base. There it is again, say it again. That's got to be violent at the base.
Oh my God. Look at the, look at the kinks in it now. You look good.
Yep, it's starting to lift now. There it goes. It might come back.
I've seen this happen before though. You never know, it might have like a little comeback. OK, I think it's, they left it all the way.
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